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520 Texas Ave. Houston, TX 77002

713-225-8551

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Best Concert Venue
Award Winner 2005

Serving: Snack Food
Parking: Free, Garage, Street

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Home for mid-level national touring acts, mostly rock and country artists either on the rise or past their commercial heyday, the Bayou Music Center can accommodate a mosh pit one night and cabaret seating the next. With excellent sound, sight lines and -- most important -- easy-access restrooms, you can fill your bladder on overly priced beer and empty it while missing only a couple of choruses.

2005 | Best Concert Venue

Go ahead, holier-than-thou hipsters, scoff at the choice of a corporate, commercial venue that you may view as an unholy alliance between a cell phone company and Clear Channel (um, that is, the now retro-christened Pace Concerts). But there's nowhere better in town to see a mid-level to major show, be it Basia, Nine Inch Nails or the Black Crowes (who opened their reunion tour there). It's got great sound and sight lines, and its seating accommodates both mosh pits and cocktail tables. In... More »
2003 | Best Concert Venue

In a perfect world, we would all get to see our favorite superstars in an intimate setting, like a tiny club or bar. But as long as there are superstars, there are going to be thousands of people who want to see them perform. So why not see them in the next best thing to that small space: Verizon Wireless Theater. The venue is located in Bayou Place, which means it's next to restaurants and bars, and underground parking is easy and economical. Verizon hosts everyone from "Weird Al" Yankovic... More »

Video: The 10 Best Hits from Houston Roller Derby's Latest Win

By Richard Connelly | Thu, May 24, 2012

The Psych Ward Sirens, defending Houston champs, took on the Suicide Shifters from the Dallas Derby Devil at the Bayou Music Center recently, and it wasn't close. The Sirens won 262-82, but that does... More »
Wanda Sykes

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, May 10, 2012

Comedian Wanda Sykes likes traveling for her job. She enjoys the fancy hotels, lavish meals and stretch limos a headliner like her gets while on the road. She especially enjoys all those doormen, waiters and maids who coo, “Yes, Miss Sykes,” “Righ... More »
Last Night: Jane's Addiction at Bayou Music Center

By Chris Gray | Thu, May 10, 2012

Jane's Addiction Bayou Music Center May 9, 2012 Perry Farrell is a twisted freak. Of course that's intended as a compliment. Farrell has become one of rock's most successful misfits of the past 25 y... More »
Jane's Addiction & Other Big 1987 Debut Albums

By Craig Hlavaty | Wed, May 9, 2012

Tonight Jane's Addiction comes to the Bayou Music Center, touring behind last year's The Great Escape Artist, only their fourth studio album in their nearly 27 years as a band. A few weeks back, Rocks... More »
Last Night: Florence + the Machine at Bayou Music Center

By Nathan Smith | Thu, May 3, 2012

Florence and the Machine, Blood Orange Bayou Music Center May 2, 2012 If you skipped Florence and the Machine's show at Bayou Music Center on Wednesday, you might be out of luck. The English indie-po... More »
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hpence | Houston, TX | 11 Reviews

| Wed, August 26, 2009

I love concerts. This is a great venue to see them at. I'm kind of a rock guy -- that's my thing.
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forneyorama | Houston, TX | 7 Reviews

| Thu, September 23, 2010

Mostly a diverse crowd. major bands and singers perform There.
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rogerbatysta | Jericho, NY | 9 Reviews

| Thu, November 11, 2010

Amazing !
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520 Texas Ave. Houston, TX 77002

713-225-8551

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